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Strong winds and torrential rain caused by Storm Babet brought unprecedented flooding to various parts of the UK and Ireland. Seven people are known to have died in weather-related incidents since the storm made landfall.
Continue readingTwo people died and more than 100 were injured when the remnants of Typhoon Haikui brought flooding to Hong Kong in early September 2023. The storm continued its path into southern China, where the city of Shenzhen experienced nearly 500mm of rainfall in a single day.
Continue readingIn early September 2023, three days of extreme rainfall triggered by Storm Daniel submerged central Greece, washing away roads, isolating towns, cutting off power, and trapping people. Flooding also affected Turkey and Bulgaria with at least 22 people losing their lives across the three countries. The floods in Europe were followed on 11 September by a devastating national disaster in Libya, as Storm Daniel’s extreme rainfall caused two dams to burst in the city of Derna, leading to at least 5,000 deaths and likely many thousands more.
Continue readingThis summer, the weather event named Idalia tore into Florida as a powerful hurricane, before heading to Georgia and the Carolinas as a tropical storm. Described as the strongest weather event to hit Florida’s Big Bend region in 100 years, Idalia flooded streets, toppled power lines, and destroyed homes. At least three people are known to have died in rain-related incidents so far.
Continue readingIn August, heavy rains lashed two-thirds of Slovenia, leading to historic flooding in the Alpine country, with damages estimated at 500 million Euros ($544 million USD). At least six people died as rivers overflowed, destroying homes, fields, roads, and bridges.
Continue readingRelentless rainfall in several north-eastern US states has flooded roads, triggered evacuations and halted some airline travel. One person was killed in New York whilst trying to leave her home. Eleven million people in the New England region remained under flood watch as of 11 July 2023 as almost 250mm (10 inches) of rain fell in New York’s Hudson Valley.
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